Themes that arise in this poem are nostalgia, childhood, nature versus man, knowledge and the unknown, death and time.

The theme of nostalgia arises through the tone of the poem. There is heavy use of visual imagery in lines one through twelve. The atmosphere and imagery appeals to the readers' senses in lines such as "The air smells so strong of codfish" and "it makes one's nose run and one's eyes water". The reader is then able to see the fish houses to be a familiar place through the tone of nostalgia and the theme is hig

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Approximate Word count = 454
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)